SpecialFirst Lt. Michael Johnson, second from left, of the Alabama Army National Guard's 203rd Military Police Battalion, uses a measurement wheel to determine the size of the perimeter of one of the critical polling sites in southern Iraqi city of Basrah. The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the Athens-based 203rd helped set up protection at polling sites in and around Basrah for today''s national elections.

SpecialMembers of the 206th MP Company, an Army Guard unit from Albany, N.Y., assist Iraqi police in loading their vehicles with concertina wire needed for selected Basrah polling stations. The amount of wire was determined by measurements taken by Lt. Johnson and a squad from the 203rd MP Battalion. At right, Sgt. 1st Class Roland Lueras with the 203rd reaches for a bundle of wire.